“I came back from abroad yesterday and I lost track a bit. I am told that a teacher without a health pass or recent PCR test can teach. This information – which seems aberrant to me – is it true? “, says Daniel, one of our readers.
Indeed, teachers are not subject to the sanitary pass, just like pupils and students. The pass is not required in schools. “It is not my inclination to go towards a health pass at school”, said Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer, on France Culture Saturday, September 4.
“We never close any hypothesis”, however, replies the minister, “This has been the case since the start of the health crisis”. Things “Vary because we try to be as adapted as possible to the realities that we encounter, so in the future we can have that”. Jean-Michel Blanquer believes that the school “Must be open to all, respectful of the convictions of all”, so “School cannot be exclusionary”. On the other hand, the minister “Strongly encourages the vaccine” and he “Assume to do it”.
Teachers also do not have to present “Recent PCR test”, as you mention. In addition, the PCR or negative antigen test is one of the three ways to get your health pass, just like having a full immunization schedule or a proof of recovery from Covid-19.
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Over 80% of teachers have already received a dose
According to an opinion study conducted by the Ipsos institute for the Ministry of National Education among teachers two weeks before the start of the school year, 78% of teachers declare having received the two doses of vaccine and 87% declare having received at least one vaccine. dose.
This study was carried out from August 10 to 16 on a representative sample of 500 teachers from kindergarten to high school, public education and private sector under contract. “Including teachers who say they have made an appointment or intend to do so, the proportion rises to 89%; Less than one in 10 teachers say they do not intend to be vaccinated ”, specifies the ministry, on his site.
No compulsory vaccination
If they are not subject to the health pass to go to work, they are not subject to compulsory vaccination either. “We did not go for a vaccination obligation for teachers”, declared Jean-Michel Blanquer, on RTL, last August 27. The minister also promised that those who are not vaccinated will not be excluded from classes.
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